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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDinesh D'Souza and slavery.
Recently convicted felon and conservative columnist Dinesh DSouzas book, The End of Racism, provides some great examples of rewriting race. DSouza says of slavery, No free workers enjoyed a comparable social security system from birth until death. Later, he writes, Masters encouraged the family unit which basically remained intact. In a particularly appalling passage, he writes, slavery appears such a relatively mild business that one begins to wonder why Frederick Douglass and so many other ever tried to escape. And concludes, In summary, the American slave was treated like property, which is to say, pretty well.One wonders why old Dinesh doesn't voluntarily agree to work for room and board and have his employer get all of the book royalties if slavery was that great.
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)Apart from the revisionist history, he honestly can't understand why anyone would want freedom?
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)You people unfortunate enough to miss out on the "birth lottery" need to do as you are told and be happy for it.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)bag of flatulence.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Definitely has some ring to it.
JustAnotherGen
(31,899 posts)Lies.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Actually, D'Souza's history in Mumbai would be an interesting topic to parade in the US.
It's not pretty.
LeftinOH
(5,358 posts)Ideally, Frederick Douglass would hand D'Souza his ass on this. Too bad his legacy has to be stomped on by this cretin.
JustAnotherGen
(31,899 posts)D'Souza is just trying to make a buck off of other peoples' misery.
Beaverhausen
(24,472 posts)What the fuck? I'm reading this more and more from the right wing lately. Sadly I think future generations might believe it.
Paladin
(28,273 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)One_Life_To_Give
(6,036 posts)While his major fault may lie in not paying sufficient attention to the Menagerie in StarTrek TOS. This lie has been told for generations. Mostly by my fellow Whites trying to absolve their guilt. Attempting to convince themselves that they and their ancestors were not as bad as history might otherwise indicate. e.g Why yes we rubbed salt into those lash wounds, so you wouldn't get an infection!
Marr
(20,317 posts)He's a convicted felon and philanderer who is now trying to be the next Ann Coulter. Who cares what he says.
FSogol
(45,527 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Evil should be challenged, not ignored. The light of day exposes rodents.
edhopper
(33,615 posts)too reprehensible RWers can write or say that will make conservatives shun them.
Unless they compliment Obama that is.